Reduce vision loss in children and adolescents — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
43.0 per 1,000 children and adolescents (2021)

Target:
31.2 per 1,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
39.0 per 1,000 children and adolescents aged 17 years and under were blind or visually impaired in 2019

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**Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years**, **2019**-**2021**
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Population	2019	2020	2021
Total	39.0 CI 34.1 / 44.5 SE 2.593	45.1 CI 38.0 / 53.1 SE 3.778	43.0 CI 37.7 / 48.8 SE 2.776

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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